Catawba County EcoComplex back in national spotlight. 

The Complex and Catawba County's conversion of methane gas produced in landfills into electricity was recently featured on CNN's "Your Money".   See CNN video

Catawba County Animal Services will begin use of micro chips in late August.

Every dog and cat adopted from the Animal Shelter will go to a new home with a tiny implanted microchip that could help bring the animal home very quickly if they are ever lost.  Full story

Also: The next rabies vaccination clinic will be held on Saturday, August 8 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Catawba Fire Department, at 108 North Main Street in Catawba.  Full story

The Catawba County Board of Commissioners next meeting will begin at 7 p.m. on Monday, August 17, 2009 in the Second Floor Meeting Room of the Catawba County Government Center off Highway 321 in Newton

The Board will hold three public hearings on 1) a request to rezone 5.52 acres located at 3502 and 3530 Mt. Pleasant Road from RC Rural Commercial and R-30 Residential to PD-CD Planned Development-Conditional District; 2) a request to name an unnamed driveway that accesses properties off Whitener Road and Maranatha Drive in Jacobs Fork township to Canino Haven; and 3) the County’s proposed application for a Community Development Block Grant; and will consider awarding bids for construction of a biodiesel research and white goods freon recovery facility at the County’s EcoComplex. Please note the change in the Board’s normal meeting location because of Soldier’s Reunion activities taking place around the 1924 Courthouse on the evening of August 17.

The Board will also consider amendments to the County’s Animal Control Ordinance which would clarify portions of the Ordinance related to potentially dangerous dogs; an economic incentive plan regarding an expansion at Ethan Allen’s manufacturing facility in Maiden that will restore 150 jobs lost in previous layoffs and create 152 new jobs; final approval of several documents related to proposed financing for Catawba Valley Medical Center, using Federal stimulus grants with no financial obligation to the County, to fund a renovation and reconfiguration of the hospital’s entire surgical suite, associated office and work areas and upgrades to the hospital’s Central Energy Plant; and a tax refund request.  The Board will also receive updates on the recent purchase of County-owned property in Mountain View by Lutheran Services for the Aging and on preparation and planning for Catawba County to host the annual meeting of the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners from August 27-30, 2009.  Full agenda

State to add three items to list of those banned from landfills

The Catawba County Utilities and Engineering Department reminds the public of three new landfill bans that will begin later this year. Motor oil filters, plastic bottles and wooden pallets will officially be prohibited from entering any North Carolina landfill beginning on October 1, 2009.  Full story

Catawba County Parks now have their own E-Newsletter!

A new e-newsletter is now being published four times a year with lots of information about the many things to see and do at Catawba County's three parks, Baker's Mountain, Riverbend and St. Stephens.  You may read the latest issue here and look for a link that says "Subscribe To E-Newsletter" at the top if you'd like to receive future issues. 

Do you have an idea on how Catawba County can be better prepared to face natural disasters?

Let us know by taking our survey.  See current Hazardous Mitigation Plan

Catawba County Libraries remain very busy places!

Local residents checked out more library materials, visited the library more often and attended more programs than they have in years. Library Director Karen Foss said that overall circulation of library materials was up 5 percent systemwide for the fiscal year which ended June 30.  Full story

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